I wasn’t particularly happy working with the SUN Philippines representative office at the time. (SUN was a leading IT company, later acquired by Oracle in 2010.) There was too much office politics. Intrigues amongst the employees and between the management and staff. I was a target of endless intrigues. A common theme in my work life. Perhaps life in general.

But, as has been my work habit and ethics, I concentrated on my job as best I could. After all, I found joyin the nature of my work. I believed in it. In the importance and significance of the channels distribution model to ensure the company’s success and longevity. It was my passion not shared by many though.

In July of the same year, I was offered a job (alright pirated) by Oracle.

Well-known for its very strong and aggressive direct sales force, Oracle was ready to venture into other business strategies. I was given the daunting task of implementing the indirect sales and channels business model in the Philippines. A responsibility that eventually led me, the first Filipino, to take on a regional position in the South Asia Region, and assist the other countries in their implementation of such a model.

Once more, I so loved what I was doing. I believed in it. It brought me joy! I was passionateabout it. A passionthat caused the ire of the majority of my colleagues and peers all throughout my career.

After all, I was going against mainstream. Against the traditional sales model. I was propagating a way of doing business which was still in its infancy stage, even in the United States, where Oracle’s headquarters office is located.

I was tasked to persuade the local direct sales organizations why there needed to be a shift in their time-tested, successful way of doing business. A shift in their attitude (alright arrogance) was essential. What led them to a leadership position all those years was no longer what was going to ensure them of the same level of success in years to come. The partnering strategy was what was going to give Oracle the edge. A business model that was going to eventually be the mainstream way of doing business.

I had the knowing and pursued what I was passionate about.

Interestingly, much earlier on, in 1983, before I even completed my undergraduate degrees from a university, I also already had the knowing that computers was the way to go. Even if I didn’t particularly like the subject, which was so unrelated to the college degrees that I completed, and I barely passed my flowcharting class :-)), I still enrolled in computer classes immediately after graduation.

I simply had the knowing that to be knowledgeable about computers was the direction to go. To get ahead and be successful in my career. Any career.

I simply had the knowing that the channels and partnering model was going to be the way of doing business.

And I held on to my knowing. Whatever resistance I encountered even strengthened my resolve. And my relentless passion would later prove to be not unfounded.

A shift was inevitable. A change in paradigm was the order of the day.

Cooperation instead of Competition. Collaborating rather than Controlling. Working with and through others. Partnerships. Alliances. Relationships. Connection rather than Alienation. Interconnectedness. Assertion versus Aggression. Creativity rather than Rigidity.

Sounds to me like this New Golden Age, New Earth, New Humanity, New World we’re in. Something we’re all now co-creating.

Back then, yes, I was already ahead of the time. I was ahead of the rest of the pack. Oh, but it was a “lonely” path. And such a challenging role.

Yes, I was a change agent. But I had an enormous responsibility for which I didn’t have the tools or the training. All I had was simply the knowing and the passion.

Sounds like where I’m at again right now. Sounds like what lightworkers and wayshowers are experiencing.

At least now, there are others who have gotten ahead of me, from whom I’m able to draw some guidance and inspiration.

I, we may still be part of the minority, but, more importantly, our numbers are growing.

And thanks to the internet. It’s so much easier to reach out, feel connected and supported. Making it less isolating and not quite as alienating.

Here I am, in the midst of this Solar Eclipse (the second in a series of three), whose similar configuration took place almost 20 years ago. Here I am, in similar circumstances yet not quite exactly the same dynamics.

I am going against mainstream again. Embracing a lifestyle and a paradigm upheld only by a minority. Again. Yet having a knowing, again, that it is and will eventually be the way to go. Believing and knowing that changeand a shiftare inevitable.

I am being passionateagain about what I believe in. Using computertechnologyto share information. Channellingcosmic and celestial energies to bring forth insights. Shining my light, like the Sun, and bringing lightwhere darkness is or wherever else it is needed.

I am staying connectedwith the world and sharing information, when I’m in front of my computer.

And here I am again, like an oracle, using my intuitive gifts and simply knowing…that where I am now, just like where I was then, is where I need to be. Despite the difficulty and adversity.

And I am being reminded for the need to trust and to believe, as I did then, that as I live in the moment and focus on what I’m passionateabout and what brings me joy, I am constantly being guided and looked after. Every step of the way.

Any regrets? No way. I wouldn’t have it any other way. As Ol’ Blue Eyes soulfully croons,

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